The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves, and this of course is to be effected by stratagem.

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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun it falls tenderly

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

A father may turn his back on his child brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies husbands

A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven spreading itself like oil

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.

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    Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

    That until the basic human rights Are equally guaranteed to all, Without regard to race - Dis a war.

    That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all, without regard to race - Dis a war.

    Until the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes - Me say war.

    Until the colour of a man's skin is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes - Me say war.

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